This bottling marks the 50th Lytton Springs from Ridge, and appropriately, the wine is beguiling and intense - pure Americana and em blematic of Ridge's commitment to the heritage varieties and vines in California. Lytton Springs is home to 100-plus-year-old Zinfandel vines interplanted with Petite Sirah and Carignane, among a few other varieties. This bottling has become a standard bearer for the notion of California Zinfandel: smoky clove spices, toasted cinnamon sticks, bramble fruits and spicy black plums. The palate shows intense concentration, red and black plums, black pepper, muddled mint leaves and an undertone of dried anise and thyme. Delicious and built to age. Drinking window: 2024-2036. (Clive Pursehouse,decanter.com,Sept. 15, 2024) This bottling marks the 50th Lytton Springs from Ridge, and appropriately, the wine is beguiling and intense - pure Americana and em blematic of Ridge's commitment to the heritage varieties and vines in California. Lytton Springs is home to 100-plus-year-old Zinfandel vines interplanted with Petite Sirah and Carignane, among a few other varieties. This bottling has become a standard bearer for the notion of California Zinfandel: smoky clove spices, toasted cinnamon sticks, bramble fruits and spicy black plums. The palate shows intense concentration, red and black plums, black pepper, muddled mint leaves and an undertone of dried anise and thyme. Delicious and built to age. Drinking window: 2024-2036. (Clive Pursehouse,decanter.com,Sept. 15, 2024) 750 mL bottle